In a different League
Ambitious project for Gentlemen stars
10/09/2004 … Comedian Mark Gatiss is to star in a Sopranos-style comedy drama co-written by his League of Gentleman colleague Jeremy Dyson.
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Fri 10 September 2004
Thu 09 September 2004
Savage competition
O'Grady to challenge Richard & Judy
09/09/2004 … Lily Savage creator Paul O'Grady is being lined up for a talk show to challenge Richard and Judy, according to press reports.
The Little Apple
NY launches eight-gig comedy fest
09/09/2004 … New York has unveiled the line-up for its first comedy festival… just eight gigs.
Wed 08 September 2004
Roy's all right
08/09/2004 … Roy Hudd is to return to the theatre show he was forced to quit because of exhaustion.
Debbie's last laugh
R4 to air Barham's final sitcom
08/09/2004 … Radio 4 is to air the last comedy created by scriptwriter Debbie Barham before her death last year at just 26.
Mon 06 September 2004
Comedy showdown
Old vs new in Big Brother contest
06/09/2004 … Old-school comics are to compete against up-and-coming stand-ups in a new Big Brother style TV programme.
The book of Otis
06/09/2004 … Rich Hall is to publish a book in the guise of his jailbird alter ego Otis Lee Crenshaw.
A challenge of note
Musical comic to play every London club
06/09/2004 … Musical comic Rainer Hersch is to attempt to play every comedy club in London in just one month.